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The Argonaut Book Shop was founded in 1941 in the middle of the financial district of San Francisco by Robert D. Haines. The Argonaut was a founding member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and is also a member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. For the last forty years the shop s proprietor has been Robert D. Haines, Jr. A number of years ago, Angela C. Haines and Aaron C. Haines joined the firm and are the third generation family members in the business. The shop is located near historic Union Square in downtown San Francisco and is open six days a week.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
Date published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780670411832ISBN:0670411833
Description: As New in As New jacket. First edition. Small Quarto. 144pp. Profusely illustrated, some illustrations in color. Orange cloth with gil-lettering on spine. A very fine, as new copy with pictorial dust jacket. A Collection of Illustration, Verse and Text. A short biography of Kate Greenaway and selections from some of her best-known as well as little-known works. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KC Publications, Flagstaff
Date published: 1964
Description: Large quarto. Softcover. 32pp. Profusely illustrated throughout in both black and white and color. Pictorial wrappers. Bottom edge of first few pages lightly crunched, else a fine copy. A basic introduction and guide to various types of Southwestern Indian crafts and ar including silverwork, Zuni Fetishes, Hopi Katchina dolls and more. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa, Canada
Date published: 1974
Description: Later printing. Oblong quarto. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Pictorial boards. Spine cracked and starting to detach a bottom. A very good copy. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Summit Books, New York
Date published: 1983
Description: Quarto. Softcover. Profusely illustrated with photographs in both black & white and color. Stiff, glossy wrappers. A fine copy. A catalogue for the traveling museum exhibition of Judaic objects from the State Jewish Museum in Prague. Includes an index of the pieces. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co. Inc., New York
Date published: 1970
Description: Quarto. 185pp. 40 color plates, 83 patterns, how-to drawings and photographs. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Minor wear to spine ends, light wear to top edge, 5 pages of text with underlining, else a near fine copy in worn and chipped pictorial dust jacket. A comprehensive needlpoint book teaching how to design your own pattern rather than relting on prepared canvases. Also discusses how to do the several forms of needlepoint stitch if you are a beginner, how to ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780679423249ISBN:0679423249
Description: Bendis, Keith. First edition. Illustrations by Keith Bendis. Index. Half cloth brown binding with gilt lettering. Pictorial dust jacket. A very fine copy. A collection from the author's New York Times Magazine column, "On Language." Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Date published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780877014287ISBN:0877014280
Description: Quarto. Softcover. Profusely illustrated with beautiful full-color photographs. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 2 inch tear at spine to cover and first few pages. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco
Date published: 1987
Description: 1st edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous color and black & white plates. Some discoloration to the top edge, else a fine copy in wrappers. An overview of Southwestern Native American crafts. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, New York
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780847814251ISBN:0847814254
Description: Quarto. 160pp. Index. Illustrated with more than 140 color photographs. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. A fine copy in lightly worn pictorial dust jacket. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charterhouse, New York
Date published: 1973
Description: First edition. [10], 371pp. Previous owner's bookplate. Faded along lower edge of covers, one small ding to rear cover. A fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. A fictional novel keeping true to the known fats of the Donner Party. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Date published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780395262894ISBN:0395262895
Description: Tall octavo. Illustrated in black & white. With section of Notes & Sources, bibliography and index. Green cloth with gilt lettering. A fine copy with lightly worn dust jacket. A bibliography of the artist Benjamin West, known as "The Father of American Art". Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Heritage Press, New York
Date published: 1942
Description: Mahn, Berthold. Printed by the Nonesuch Press. Translated from the French by Havelock Ellis. Introduction by Henri de Montherlant. Illustrations by Berthold Mahn. Patterned blue and beige cloth with blue cloth spine, lettered in gilt. Spine slightly faded and lightly rubbed, else a fine copy in slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut
Date published: 1972
Description: Castellon, Federico. Introduction by Thomas Caldecot Chubb. Illustrations by Federico Castellon. Grey cloth, decorated in gilt. Slight darkening to spine, else a fine copy in slipcase. Slipcase has some fading. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Drawing Center, New York
Date published: 1986
Description: Softcover. Oblong quarto. With more than 100 full page color illustrations. Stiff, glossy pictorial boards. Corners bumped, general light shelf wear, signature of previous owner on title page. Overall, a fine copy. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington D.C.
Date published: 1983
Description: Softcover. Octavo. 190pp. List of staff in 1980. Black & white photographs. Blue wrappers with black printing on spine and front cover. Front cover and first few pages creased and wrinkled, large smudge to upper corner of back cover, half inch tear to bottom of back cover. Internally clean and fine. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: California Historical Society Press, San Francisco
Date published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781890771577ISBN:1890771570
Description: Softcover. Quarto. 141pp. Illustrated with nearly 100 photogrpahs. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Top corner curling, minor general shelfwear. A near fine copy. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780500235782ISBN:0500235783
Description: Quarto. 176pp. Glossary, bibliography, index. With 176 illustrations, 99 in full color. Purple cloth with silver lettering and decoration. Previous owner's inscription and signature on half-title page, top corners slightly bumped, else a fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. A look at nearly 100 beautiful pieces from the Collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. With a biographical list of Bristish and Irish Women Silversmiths, collection checklist with hallmarks, ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hearthside Press, Great Neck, New York
Date published: 1972
Description: First edition. Tall octavo. Illustrated with numerous black & white photos. White cloth. Some slight darkening to the outer cloth, and rubbing to spine-ends and corners. A good copy in dust jacket. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Edindustria Editorale, Rome
Date published: 1964
Description: First edition. 4to. Illustrated with numerous color plates. A fine copy in worn dust jacket. A photo-essay of the Middle East and Asia. Text in Italian. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Date published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780870704703ISBN:0870704702
Description: Additional texts by William S. Lieberman and Riva Castleman. Square quarto. 232pp. Hundreds of illustrations; photographs of the paintings, sculptures, drawings, and cutouts, many in full color. Cream colored cloth with gilt-lettering on the spine. A very fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. The dust jacket is slightly faded along the spine, else fine. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell
Date published: 1949
Description: First edition. Illustrated with black & white plates. Blue cloth. Spine-ends slightly rubbed, else a fine copy. The chronicle of one woman's journey across the Arctic Circle. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dorrance & Company, Philadelphia
Date published: 1957
Description: 279pp. Presentaion, incription SIGNED by Lola Kirkland. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Blue cloth. Spine faded, general light shelfwear. A very good copy. The story of Lola Kirkland's experiences in the Arctic. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Donlen Company, Monrovia, California
Date published: 1946
Description: First editon. Brown cloth with pictorial cover. A fine copy. Basic text about cowboys interspesed with numerous humerous cartton drawing by Don Whiston. Read More
Description: Black & white facsimile lithograph. 17½ x 25 inches, including borders. Very fine. Facsimile of one of the earliest California views, produced from the original in the Oakland Museum. The original bird's-eye-view is very rare. The lithographic artist of this image was Charles Gildemeister, active c.1850 to 1858. Peters states, "On October 19, 1842, the surrender of Monterey was demanded by Commodore Thomas C. Jones, commander of the Pacific Fleet. The American flag flew over the plaza for ... Read More
